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Nanje Gowda @ Chandru S/O Range … vs The Manager The National … on 2 July, 2009

Karnataka High Court
Nanje Gowda @ Chandru S/O Range … vs The Manager The National … on 2 July, 2009
Author: N.Kumar And Gowda
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2. For the purpose of convenience,   '_

referred to as they an: referred to i11_;t¥1c.(:]'zai1';ih  

3. 011 31.3.1998 at abcgzxt'  
19113? healing IBgiSt1'a1:ion No.  
Bangalore on BM. Rea-a+zi:'.*~.._I_n £u.:ii:'V'§§{'  the driver
of tanker lony bearing  A' 6728 dmve the
vehiclc in a    aghast the
lorry. As 3'   injuries. in fact he
   wounds. He was
admmgi   :  gig right leg below knee was

amputcd.   man inggaaent in the hospital for 20 days.

'. _ Thcréfdije';  " "-pxgfgrzevd the claim petition chaimillg
 §§OIn§%:¢:n,~f§j.aA1;1e;§i'crfI%'s.5,(3O,0O{)/-.

.' A   of notice, the first respondent remained

..§1bsc1§t~~a ‘i1§i,Vthe1efo1e, he was 331% ex-parts. Similarly, the

VA ‘igspondent was also placed esx~@’tc. Respondents 2 m 4

fil ¢§d a written smtcnzcnt contesting the chnfl . Hmrrevaw , they

” mat dispute the accident 3101′ the insmampc cxwtrage to the

ofiimding vehicle. 11/%

:3. On the aforesaid pleadings the 1 4

issues. To substantiate his c1am,~.’ A,’ .111;

himself as RV}. He also cxa;I1.:”=i21c%¥_i ” ”

Somayaji as PW3. He IS
marked as Exs. P1 to P15. No on behalf

of the respondents.

6, The ET:-9:21:33: the afi):reaa1d’ em!
and lzwld that the aecidmt
was on driving by the driver
of the has catabiished ac11onah’ ie
neg1igenc: “9j;d 4′ to compensation. Then:-aflcr, it

t9ok.fi§dte.of thé “e\ fif§en<:":e of the claimant, the dacmr and the

_pmduccd in the case which showed that the

sggstama Type III fracture LRFI' T. 131 AM IDDLR
L 1'~b,;p;e%%i1; om N Fracture: mt Fibula; Type :1 emu
part of left Patsfla; Right ankle swo1}cn-

V _ oumminuatcd Midiac Mmicaous, apart fium four
injuries. In fact his right leg below knee was

V amputc:d. The doctor has deposed the disability is a

foam the date of petition till the date of by

the said juciment and award, the Claimant i_a.ei1;f_" /7 b

7'. Learned counsel for tizbe .

impugned award contended
error in taking the meome at — when the
claimant being a d.rivei’ – on the date of
the accident The Txibwajg only 1235,0001-

tawanis atteiifiefit iinefifisfiment chazges and

‘ Rs,2,000[ ~ the claJ1na12′ — t was an

inpaesggt fol} is awarded towards loss of
amenities egg expenses. In fact no

&’§¥¥iiaIti.’é.’.»t1i .’1;_.¢:¥i=VaI'(i£i purchase cf crutches or for

” V’ Moieeiiier, the interest awarded is 911 the I-mrer

§ii:ie_. ‘V sought for enhancement of compensafion.

8.”-. Per ;eontra, the imrned eounsel for the Ivspondents

H H K i’ :44 ” ” the impumw award.

9. The aft:-resaid material on record clearly estabfishes

‘ that the claimant was aged 24 years. He was a driver of a

101131. In the accident he sustained 4 fxactures as set out above

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apart from laccmted wounds. On account of uthc

right leg bciow 13142:: of the claimant has 3

account of the same he cannot dlffirc j_ {VH3 1

was an inpatient in the hoapitai fo3;’2A{idays.»’.Ev’§:n

he continued to fake t1″eai1ncnt4..g.T:’Fh4e: d;1cir.#*”hf!s
the disability is 5o~7o9»e.; ._jIfhc pr 1993. in
those circumstancacs, V towaltis pain
and sufiefing Similarly, the
claimant tn». the tune of Rs.20,F-49] –
whereas. % ” awaaiw Rs.25,000/– Kiwanis
medical exfimscs The chimant was an
inpatient in éays. Evan thmeaficr he

take: In those circumstances, 33781231 of

– towards attendant, nourishmcnt and

oon§L*yai:g;s on flag lower side and we award m

sufié 150%] ~ under the aforesaid heading. As

‘4 taken the inctzyme at Rs. 2,490/-, pexmnt

fit 60% far the whole body, we do not pmpm to

with the finding rcgmdxh g oompcn%v12’ payable

the heading loss of future earning] However,

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the: young man of 24 has to five without a leg
Iife. H43 cannot drive the vehicle any ‘
circumstanczcs, as he has to ‘1 1
throughout his life, we .3
loss of futmrvs amenities. *
awarded tawmds fumm” th c;tcfom, we
award a sum of Rs. heading, The
clajmmt is new He may need an
artificzial .13 awarded under this
heading; H é’R’s~.-;’3Si§,O{)0/– under the aforesaid
head. ;§711u:§g would be entitled ha» a sum of
Rs.1,oe,oi)i>1gas¢ampensation. The accident is of

the ‘I998. awmtl of intczest at 6% i3 on the

Khamby award interest at 17% for the entire

circumstances, we pass the followrh g

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‘4 Appeausaaawmv,

(27) The daivnmzt is entitled to an addiiianal ammmi of
R.s.1,00,000,/- uwitlz 7% inxemst thereon as waif m 7%